Rita Lafontaine
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1939-06-08
Day of Death
2016-04-04 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Trois-Rivières, Québec, Canada
Rita Lafontaine
Biography
Rita Lafontaine (June 8, 1939 – April 4, 2016) was a Canadian theatre, film, and television actor. Born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. She has been described as the muse of playwright Michel Tremblay and director André Brassard. Her career spanned over fifty years and left an "indelible mark on Québec theatre, film and television". She is a four-time recipient of the Gémeaux Award; three times for Best Lead Actress and once for Best Supporting Actress. She was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005 and an Officer of the National Order of Quebec in 2011.
Known For
Acting
(2011)
French Immersion
as Rhéuna Tremblay, Grandmother
(2010)
A Life Begins
as Mariette
(2009)
Noémie: Le secret
as Madame Lumbago
(2003)
Seducing Doctor Lewis
as Hélène Lesage
(2002)
(1998)
Streetheart
as Rita
(1996)
The Ideal Man
as Maman
(1994)
(1994)
Mon amie Max
as Madame Brabant
(1992)
La vie fantôme
as Claire
(1988)
The Revolving Doors
as Madame Beaumont
(1988)
Le grand jour
as Lucille
(1985)
The Lady of Colours
as Soeur Honorine
(1985)
The Alley Cat
as Mme. Boissonneault
(1985)
Child of the Andes
as Voice
(1980)
(1978)
(1977)
The Late Blossom
as Gisèle Lapointe
(1976)
Far Away From You, Darling
as Thérèse
(1976)
Parlez-nous d'amour
as Grande Admiratrice de Jeannot
(1976)
Ti-Mine, Bernie pis la gang…
as Linda
(1975)
The Mob
as Épouse du directeur
(1975)
(1974)
Once Upon a Time in the East
as Manon
(1973)
O.K.... Laliberté
as Caissière d'épicerie
(1973)
Kamouraska
as Une servante
(1972)
Françoise Durocher, waitress
as Françoise Durocher
(1971)